Buhler Group

Buhler Group is a family-owned process technology company founded in 1860 in Uzwil, Switzerland, where it still keeps its headquarters. In 2025 it reported revenue of CHF 2.79 billion, more than 12,000 employees and 30 manufacturing sites serving customers in over 140 countries.

The company builds equipment and full production lines for grain milling, food and feed extrusion, cocoa and chocolate processing, and optical sorting, paired with automation and digital services that monitor energy use and product quality on the plant floor. Its recent Lucent cocoa roaster and Nutrex 7 extrusion series target lower energy consumption for food manufacturers.

1. Grain milling: Roller mills and sifters for flour and grain processing plants.

2. Extrusion systems: Nutrex 7 series for food, snack and animal feed production.

3. Cocoa and chocolate: Lucent roaster and chocolate mass processing equipment.

4. Optical sorting: Grading systems that remove defects and foreign material from ingredients.

5. Plant automation: Digital services monitoring energy use and product quality.

6. Global service network: Engineering and spare-parts support in over 140 countries.